❝she was a beautiful dreamer.
the kind of girl who
kept her head in the clouds,
loved above the S T A R S
and left regret beneath the EARTH
she walked on.❞
at her use of the nickname, a bright grin fell over his lips. and immediately, his legs carried him to where lily was, his brown gaze peering curiously at the record in her grasp, as his fingers itched to touch it. she always had the coolest stuff.
“ELVIS - as in ELVIS PRESLEY ? well what are we waiting for? lets give it a go! ”
❝the one and only, the KING himself. i heard it and i shit you not, i got the chills. he’s perfect.❞
lily rambled on as she set the vinyl onto the platter and lowered the headshell, pressing the start button before turning to watch benjy’s reaction to the smooth lyrics as the soft notes of ‘love me’ began to play.
he was perched on one of the stuffed arm chairs, his body facing the fireplace and a leg slung over the side. his eyelids were slowly drifting close - that is until a very loud ‘BENJY’ rang through the common room. his body jolted up only to find a certain redhead clutching onto what looked like a vinyl record.
“BLIMEYEVANS! a little fair warning would be nice? nearly gave me a heart attack, but whats this you have ?”
she laughed softly, her eyes glinting with mischief though she tried to show remorse for waking him up in such an inconsiderate manner.
❝sorry BENNY, i’ve just got a tune to share and you know how excited i get. you’ll love it i promise, it’s elvis this time. he’s such an attractive bloke, his voice is even better than his face, i swear it is.❞
‘ my mom always knew what was going on like she had a SIXTH sense. - - yeah ! crazy little green dudes ( scamanders can’t seem to get enough of them ) i like ‘em , but they aren’t too keen on me don’t understand W H Y though. i like to think i’m pretty great. ’
❝maybe she was PSYCHIC. O H so you must know lyssa? she carries around poppy who seems to be a delight. i don’t know about great yankee but you’re alright so far.❞
he didn’t want to be that guy ; the one who rushed off when things got too personal or uncomfortable . he wanted to stay there . he wanted to understand and answer
— but he wasn’t entirely sure of what he wanted to say just yet .
“ there was a time when i would’ve given ANYTHING to hear you say these things to me , but i just … i just don’t want you to mistake this for something it’s not . i feel the timing is , ” his voiced trailed off slightly , his gaze focusing on nothing as he grew somewhat LOST in his thoughts . “ i’ve been there for you when things have gotten tough and i’m worried that you’re C O N F U S E D . ”
her gaze fell as he spoke, her fingers fiddling with the hem of her skirt as she too organized her thoughts. ❝i understand if this isn’t what you wanted to hear or if it’s come too late or if after all this time it doesn’t live up to what you thought it was going to be…❞
❝… but i’ve spent a long time denying what i felt. maybe i am c o n f u s e d. maybe all of this is one big mistake. but i’m tired of the maybes that keep running through my head each time i see you.❞
❝i’m not asking you to LIKE me back…❞ she whispered, her mind replaying his words, ‘there was a time’ playing in a loop through her head. ❝it was just time for me to be the one spitting out unwanted love confessions.❞ lily teased, a tight smile spreading across her lips.
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